Board adopts Bylaw 9322 on second reading 3–2; CSEA and LaBUFA file grievance
Vote 3-2
At the February 12, 2026 regular board meeting (a roughly seven-hour session), the board voted 3-2 on a second reading to adopt revised Board Bylaw 9322 on agenda development authority. Morgan, Hills, and Perry voted in favor; Malczewski and Kelly opposed. A motion by Malczewski to revert to the original wording failed 2-3. Morgan added language allowing public members to appeal a denied agenda request to the board; Superintendent Glass advised this introduced unreviewed governance risk and suggested returning the item to counsel before adoption. At the same meeting, LaBUFA President Scott Wittkop and CSEA Chapter 131 President Thasa Zuziak announced they had filed a grievance over changes to the negotiation structure, with Wittkop stating it could delay the March 4 opening of negotiations. The board separately reported out of closed session a 3-2 vote "to include lead negotiators and the board only in closed sessions regarding a grievance case."
Citations (4)
- Laguna Beach Unified School District
Official LBUSD recording of the seven-hour February 12, 2026 meeting at which the bylaw was adopted on second reading and the unions' grievance filing was announced.
- Laguna Beach Unified School District
LBUSD recording of the meeting; see /meetings/2025-08-14-regular for a transcript-derived summary.
- Laguna Beach Unified School District
LBUSD recording of the meeting; see /meetings/2025-10-23-regular for a transcript-derived summary.
- Annual Organizational Meeting + Regular Board Meeting (Open Session) — Dec 11, 2025 primary Laguna Beach Unified School DistrictLaguna Beach Unified School District
LBUSD recording of the meeting; see /meetings/2025-12-11-regular for a transcript-derived summary.